Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.


Senate-Sen. Jones CNevada), from
| the committee on finance, reported
| back the house amendments to the
trade dollar bill, with a recommenda-
| tion that they be non-concurred in.
! The amendments were uon-concurred
! in, and conference was asked. Senators
Jones (Nevada), Morrill, and Beck were
| appointed conferees on the part of the
| senate At two o'clock unfinished bust
moss, Eads' Tehuantepec bill was taken up
| for consideration. Sen. Morgan offered
an amendment providing that nothing in
| the act should be construed as a waiver
of any right which the United States
may nov have under ally treaty here
| tofore made with Mexico. Adopted.
| Sen. Van Wyck offered an amendment
| that no stock shall be issued until fully
| paid for in money at par value and no
| bonds issued until the full amount of the
stock has been subscribed for, and fifty
| per cent. of its value paid in. Pending
| action the bill went over till THU sday,
and the senate adjourned.
| RouSe-Mr. Hammond submitted the
conference report on the Mormon bill,
and it was ordered printed and
laid over until Thursday. The house
then went into committee of the
| whole on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Various items of in
/ crease in the com pensation of consuis
were ruled out on a point of order.
Without completing the consideration
of the bill the committee rose.
| Messrs. Cobb, Van Eaton and Payson
were appointed cenferees on the North
ern Pacific land forfeiture bill. The
house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.
! Senate-The senate resumed considera-
tion of the bill to increase the naval es-
adjustments. Sen. Maxey supported the
| bill and said he was not only in favor of
| building war vessels but of fortifying
| every sea port in the country. A ques-
| tion was then taken on tbs amendment
offered yesterday by Hale, and it was
adopted without division. Other amend
ments were adopted and the bill passed
Blair then offered resolutions in honor of
his late colleague, Senator Pike, and ad-
dressed the senate in eulogy of the de-
| ceased senator. After further eulogies
by Messrs Edmunds, Dolph, Manderson
Jones, of Ark, George, Evarts, Palmer
| and Cheney, the resolutions were adopted
and the senate as further mark of re-
| spect adjourned.
| HouSe-The house o-day insisted upon
| its amendments to the senate trade dollar
| bill, and agreed 20 the conference re-
! quested by the senate. Mr.. Belmont, of
New York, from the committee on for
eign affairs, reported back the senate re-
taliation bill with a substitute therefor,
which WAS ordered printed and recon-
mitted. At 2 o'clock in pursuance of
previous order, the public business was
discontinued, and Thomas (Illinois) call
ed up the senate resolutions expressive
of respect to the memory of the late John
A. Logan. Thomas said that in the bat
| tie Logan was & born warrior, full to
overfowing with military spirit and dash.
| Few men held SO many hearts in the hol-
| low of their hand as had John A. Logan
and in Illinois the vacancy caused by his
| death could never be filed. Eulogies
wers also delivered by Messrs. Butter
worth Holman Henderson, of Iowa, Rog-
ers, McComas, Weaver, Nebraska, Withon
of W. Va, Cutcheon, Rice, O'Hara, Osborn
and Anderson, of Ohio and then, as
! further mark of respect to the memory
| of the deceased, the house adjourned.
| Throughout the day Mrs. Logan, accom-
| panied by the members of her family, oc-
cupied a seat in the gallery reserved for
| the use of the speaker.
IHURsDYA, Feb II.
| Senate-Bills were reported from the
| committees and placed on the cal
| endar as follows: To extirpate
| pleuro pneumonia and foot and
| mouth disease, and to facilitate the
! expectation of cattle; to enable
Indian tribes to bring suit in
the tribal name in the United States
courts in certain cases: The senate
| then resumed the consideration of
| the bill to provide for the increase
of the naval establishment. (Hale's bill.)
| The amendment offered yesterday by
Butler requiring vessels to be "for sea
| service" was withdrawn. The bill
was then passed. yeas 40, nays
| T.. The nays were Coke, Jones (Ark.),
| Plumb, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest and Voor
| hees. Ths senate then, on motion of Sen.
| Edmunds, took up the bill to inaugurate
the maritime canal company of Nicar
aqua and it went over till tomorrow as
unfinished business. Adjourned.
| Rouse-Hammond, of Georgia, called up
| the conference report on the anti Nor
MON bill and Bennett of North Carolina
| spoke against the adoption of the report.
| The report was adopted, the vote
standing 202 to 40. The house then went
| into committee sf the whole on
|
| priation bill. In order to simplify
and facilitate the consideration of the
bill, Belmont, of New York, offered sub
| stitute for so much of the bill as had not
| already been disposed of. Mr..
| Randall, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the sundry
civil appropriations bill with the senate
amendments, recommending concurrence
in % of these amendments and non-con-
currence in 236 amendments. Pending
action the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. Is.
SenGte.-Sen. Edmunds presented the
conference report on the Utah polyg-
amy bill in the shape of substitute
for both the senete and house bills
and it was agreed to, 81 to Is.
The bill now goes to the president.
| The senate then proceeded TO the con
| sideratien of the river and harbor bill.
Sen. Edmunds moved to strike out sec
ton three, which provides for the &C
| quirsment by condemnation, of the land
or material necessary in the prosecution
of the works of Improvement, and the
proviso authorizing the secretary of war
when the price asked by the owner shall
be reasonable, to purchase property with
out further delay. He regarded that as a
very extraordinary ana dangerous power
TO give to the secretary of war
After discussion the motion to strike
out was defeated, yeas II, nays 81, but the
section and the provision were both mod
lied by striking out the words s'or ma
terisl." Without disposing of the bill the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
| Rouse-In the house on motion OF
! Townshend, of Illinois, the senate amend
ments to the invalid pension bill was non
concurred in and conference ordered
The house then went into committee
of the whole for further consideration OF
the senate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and after dispos
ing of 156 of the go amendments, the
committee rose and took a recess. the
evening session to be for the considers
ton of pension bills. Ths house at its
evening session passed twenty-thres
pension bills and at s O'Clock adjeurn
! ed
SATURDAY, Feb. 19.
Seaate-Joues, of Nevada, from the com
mittee on the bill to retire the trade dol
lar made report and stated the points
of it. After lengthy debate the report
, was agreed to, yeas Is. nays 5. Th'
: bill now goes to the president Th,
. senate then resumed consideration